Happy Earth Day!

Hooray for Earth Day! 

This past weekend me and Borias went to Balboa Park to celebrate in their big earth fair. Though it was a bit challenging, being quite hot, and having already did the park run the day before. I worried that Borias' pads would be sore. He did dive for shade at every opportunity, but all in all, he did well. 

That is, after the first glitch of the day, as soon as we got there. We were coming out of the hallway to where the first booths were, and to our left was a patch of grass, and what at first I thought was a dog...but turned out to be a CAT! On a flexi, about 16 full feet from it's human. Borias sniffed at it, thinking it was a dog at first, too, I'm sure. Then he went butthead on me, and got into a scuffle. Fortunately I got him away in a couple seconds, but the woman-who had two cats wandering at the end of the leash and on the ground- screamed to control my dog. 

Hell. I didn't have TIME to right off the bat!

 Not to make excuses for my dog, but he IS a German Shepherd, and that prey drive kicks in faster than the brain sometimes. It's a bit much when a cat is right there, under his nose. Especially since he's been assaulted himself twice by rogue felines. His instinct is to react. This woman was all fired up and pissed that my dog went for her cat. I couldn't help it. I asked her what the heck she was doing walking two cats at an event like this, with TONS of dogs ??? She said no other dogs did that. Yeah. Yet! I'm pretty sure Borias wasn't going to be the last time that happened that day. To me, that's just asking for trouble. She said she had every right to walk her cats...

Does she not realize that not all dogs think cats are peachy? She was so offended that a dog could be that way. Hello? Her boyfriend came over, and acted equally outraged and shocked that a dog dare act in an unfriendly manner to their dear kitties. 

Jeeez..

Had I been able to see them before they were right under us, I could have had time to deal with it. At least the vendors there supported me, and also commented that she was pretty stupid to have them there. That certainly was a surprising place to see cats! I've seen a woman walking two elderly ones before, but that's off on a path, not in a huge event with SEVENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE! And hundreds of dogs. 

So we were off with a bang : / I had my camera with me, but didn't take as many photos as last year. I was too tired, frazzled, and hot. I did get quite a number of him, cooling off in the fountain. And then that one of him recycling a water bottle. That was a big hit, his carrying that thing around. Everyone was commenting on the recycling dog ha ha. 

As you can see, he started young ; )